Reviews
Derek Bertelsen: Fully Committed
Set in New York’s hottest restaurant, Fully Committed is playing at the Den Theatre thought March 28, 2026. Full of bits that actors also working in the food service and hospitality industry will understand, we experience a day in the life of Sam managing this restaurant’s reservations line.
Walkabout Theater: Poor, Poor, Lear
Walkabout Theater presents Poor, Poor Lear for a limited run now through March 15, 2026. Watching 90-year-old Nina Sallinen’s farewell performance of King Lear, we go on the journey of Sallinen’s emotional reflections.
City Lit Theater: Changing Channels
City Lit Theater presents Changing Channels now through April 12, 2026. At the height of the 1950s Red Scare, a popular TV show and its stars must decide if they should compromise their beliefs or risk losing it all.
Music Theater Works: CATS
Music Theater Works presents CATS now through March 29, 2026. A classic take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, everything from the set, to the costumes, to the dance numbers is sure to please long-time lovers and new fans of this musical
Yas, And! Comedy: March!
Yas, And! Comedy presents March! playing Thursdays now through March 26, 2026. Taking inspiration from all different women and non-binary person’s experiences, this hour-long comedy show will have you laughing from one sketch to the next.
Goodman Theatre: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Goodman Theatre presents The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao now through April 22, 2026. A nerdy college freshman has a story to tell but needs to understand his Dominican family roots in order to write it.
Factory Theater: Kubrickian
The Factory Theater presents Kubrickian now through March 28, 2026. Three men held captive by an unknown force in a liminal space must find ways to keep from falling into despair by means of connection.
Definition Theatre: Black Cypress Bayou
Definition Theatre presents Black Cypress Bayou now through March 15, 2026. After a strange object appears on Mama Manifold’s porch, her and her daughters meet up in the bayou where they’re met with secrets from the past.
The Story Theatre: Pot Girls
The Story Theatre presents Pot Girls now through March 1, 2026. Set in the wave of second feminism, a playwright is visited by other female and queer writers who came before her as she’s about to make her West End debut.
Otherworld Theatre Company: Improvised Romantasy
Otherworld Theatre Company presents Improvised Romantasy now through February 27, 2026. Filled to the brim with every trope, the cast builds a world to parody a well-known fantasy romance novel in a one-hour show.
Court Theatre: Miss Julie
Court Theatre presents Miss Julie now through March 8, 2026. Motivations governed by social class make for an interesting battle of wits and power as Miss Julie and her father’s valet dance around each other during the household’s Midsummer fest.
American Blues Theater: Come Back, Little Sheba
American Blues Theater presents Come Back, Little Sheba now through March 22, 2026. Taking us back a household in the 1950s, we see the tension build between a married couple as they watch their young, college student boarder make her own relationship choices.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Hamnet
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Hamnet now through March 8, 2026. A reinterpreted, fictional account of Will and Anne Shakespeare’s story and inspiration behind his most famous play.
Annoyance Theatre: Hot People Island
Playwright Deana Velandra presents Hot People Island at the Annoyance Theatre now through February 28, 2026. Perfect for reality show lovers alike, the show pulls out all the tropes for an absurd parody.
Goodman: Holiday
Goodman Theatre presents Holiday now through March 8, 2026. We’re taken inside this upper-class family’s home and get a peek behind a curtain seeing their dysfunction and that money isn’t everything.
A Red Orchid Theatre: Birds of North America
A Red Orchid Theatre presents Birds of North America now through March 15, 2026. Following a father and daughter’s relationship, we see how it grows and changes in moments spent together birdwatching in the backyard.
Porchlight: The Irish…And How They Got That Way
Porchlight Music Theatre presents The Irish…And How They Got That Way through March 15, 2026. A brief, musical history of Ireland takes us on their journey and influence across the globe, perfect for those who love Irish history and music.
Collaboraction: Trial In The Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till
Collaboraction presents Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till now through March 1, 2026. Taking the real transcripts from the trial that started the civil rights movement, we’re taken back to the 1950s to the courtroom trying Emmett Till’s murder.
Open Space Arts: My Life as a Cowboy
Open Space Arts presents My Life as a Cowboy now through March 1, 2026. A coming-of-age story about a teenager and his friends, we see how friendships collide as Conor chases his dream of being a country-western dancer.
Steppenwolf: A Merry Little Christmas with Megan Hilty
Steppenwolf Theatre presents A Merry Little Christmas with Megan Hilty for three performances December 12-13. A simple Christmas tree and baby grand make us feel like we’re in an intimate club getting a personal performance from Hilty complete with holiday and showtunes alike.